right-hander

[rahyt-han-der, -han-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who is right-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand.
Informal.��
1. a slap or punch delivered with the right hand.
2. a throw or toss, as in basketball, made with the right hand.

right-hander

noun

a blow with the right hand
a person who is right-handed

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Word History and Origins

Origin of right-hander¹

First recorded in 1855–60

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Freshman right-hander Easton Hawk hurled a shutdown ninth inning to earn the save.

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The junior right-hander needed 27 pitches to retire all seven batters he faced to wrap up St. John Bosch’s 4-0 shutout of San Diego Patrick Henry in the Southern California Regional Division I championship game.

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The right-hander won four ERA titles in seven seasons with Orix in the Japanese Pacific League.

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On Monday, Roberts offered a seemingly troublesome update on the oft-injured right-hander.

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The Dijon-born right-hander had never even played an opponent ranked in the world's top 50 before this run at Roland Garros but now boasts victories over three, including two ranked in the top 10.

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right-handed right-hand man

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